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The Boston F.A.Q.

3.01 What is the Boston Homepage and the Boston Mailing List?

3.02 When is the new Boston album coming out? And who is singing on the new songs?

3.03 When will Boston tour again?

3.04 What happened to SR & D?

3.05 Why didn't Brad Delp sing on the _Walk On_ album?

3.06 If Brad didn't sing on the _Walk On_ album, why is he credited with co-writing "Walk On"?

3.07 Who is Fran Cosmo, and how did he end up as Boston's new singer?

3.08 What is RTZ?

3.09 What is Beatle Juice?

3.10 What albums have Boston released? What singles have Boston released?

3.11 What other Boston-related albums & singles have been released?

3.12 Did RTZ release a CD single in Europe titled "In The Name Of Love"?

3.13 Which Sammy Hagar songs feature members of Boston?

3.14 Who is Tommy Funderburk and the other new names (songwriters, etc.) on the _Walk On_ liner notes?

3.15 What happened to Doug Huffman?

3.16 Liner notes for _Third Stage_ state that "I Think I Like It" is a "rewrite of a rocker by John English composed over 13 years ago." Who is John English, and is there another version of "I Think I Like It"?

3.17 Who is Jerry Green, who co-wrote "Can'tcha Say"?

3.18 Did Barry Goudreau, Fran Sheehan and Sib Hashian actually play on the first two albums, or were they just "hired hands" brought in to complete the touring lineup?

3.19 I heard Tom Scholz state on the 1994 World Premiere Radio Broadcast of _Walk On_ that in 1976, to keep CBS executives off his back, Tom had members of Boston go to Los Angeles (with a producer hired by CBS) to do some recording, while Tom worked on the _Boston_ album in Boston. Tom said that "We actually did use one song that they recorded out there." So the questions are:

a. Which song was that?
b. Who was that producer?
c. Does this mean that Tom does not appear on that song?
d. Which members of the band went to L.A.?

3.20 So what happened to the rest of the songs recorded in L.A.? Are they the same as the songs released on Barry Goudreau's 1980 album-- after all, that album was also co-produced by John Boylan, and also featured the same 3 members from 1976.

3.21 Who played bass on the _Barry Goudreau_ album?

3.22 In the early 1980s there was a rumor of a "lost Boston album"-- allegedly recorded but never released. What's the story behind this rumor?

3.23 I have an original 7" single of "Peace Of Mind" which seems to have slightly different vocals. What's the deal with that, and what other Boston singles were remixed and/or edited?

3.24 Is "Walk On (Long Walk)" different from "Walk On (Longer Walk)"?

3.25 What is the song "Get Reorgan-ized"?

3.26 Is the song "Rock & Roll Band" autobiographical?

3.27 What exactly am I hearing during the middle section of "I Need Your Love"?

3.28 I heard a live Boston concert on a recent "King Biscuit Flower Hour" radio broadcast. What is the story behind this show? And what are the titles of the unreleased songs?

3.29 Were there any other Boston radio broadcasts (of live concerts)?

3.30 Did Boston ever make any promotional videos?

3.31 I have a bootleg album called "We Found It In The Trashcan, Honest!", which appears to be early demos of the songs from the first Boston album. What's the story here?

3.32 Do any other demos of Boston exist?

3.33 Are there any other Boston bootleg albums or CDs?

3.33a Are there any unreleased and/or rare BOSTON songs?

3.34 Who named Boston?

3.35 How many different people have sued Boston and/or Tom Scholz?

3.36 Is the Eric Carr who co-engineered _Don't Look Back_ the same Eric Carr who was the drummer for Kiss 1981-1991?

3.37 Isn't the _Boston_ album the #2 All-Time seller, behind only Michael Jackson's _Thriller_?

3.38 How many albums have the other Boston records sold?

3.39 Does Boston hold the record for "Highest Selling Debut Album Of All Time" or not? What about Guns n' Roses and/or Hootie and the Blowfish?

3.40 Which band beat Boston for the 1976 Grammy award for "Best New Artist"?

3.41 Are there any Boston cover songs?

3.42 Has Boston ever performed other artist's material?


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